Analgesia and other causes of amnesia that mimic post-traumatic amnesia (PTA): A cohort study

Journal of Neuropsychology

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 231-236

  Kemp, Steven ^a   Agostinis, Alessio ^a   House, Allan ^b   Coughlan, Anthony K ^a  

^a ST JAMES S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMNESIA; ANALGESIA; APHASIA; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY SCALE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AMNESIA; ANALGESIA; APHASIA; BRAIN INJURIES; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJURY SEVERITY SCORE; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 78149270898     PISSN: 17486645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/174866409X482614     Document Type: Article

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